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Ruornil was part of a small group of wizards who worshipped Vorynn, the old god of magic and the deposed patron of the Vos. He was given the title of Weaver, marking him as the most powerful wizard in Vorynn's service, and was a source of joy for the god. At the Battle at Mount Deismaar, Ruornil lead a small contingent of Anuirean wizards and the remnants of the Vos who still worshipped Vorynn. He attempted to turn the Vos away from Azrai, but was set upon by fell beings. As the gods manifested to fight Azrai, Vorynn gave Ruornil an silver pendant of an owl before going to fight. As the old gods died, Ruornil felt an unbelievable power coursing through the pendant, and with a heavy heart, he took the power to himself and ascended to replace his old god.

Ruornil rarely takes a form that can be easily identified when he's talking with his worshippers. When he does, he looks as he did before his ascension, a black-haired, pale-skinned youth in a silver robe. Some say that the Moon God also appears as a silver owl, or a fox for followers who are on a journey or undertaking a quest.

The Silver Prince's followers are mainly wizards and magicians, and work to achieve the goals of their god by studying the nature of magic, charting the ley lines, and defending the sources of mebhaighl (pronounced meh-VALE) around the world, often allying with rangers and people living in the wilderness around them. Many of his followers are hermits, preferring solitude around the sources to life in the cities. Some of his followers are also nocturnal, believing that Ruornil has more influence over their lives that, and some are active during the day, beliving that the Silver Prince will guard them over the night. His holy days are the Autumnal Equinox, when magical item are symbolically offered so that their magic can return to the earth it came from, and the Eve of the Dead, when rituals are conducted to keep the influence of the Shadow World at bay.

Ruornil's church is small, largely consisting of small, remote shrines attended by priests and wizards. He's also very remote, having set down no written word or communicating with his followers regularily.

The temple in Mairada. Here, Rilni, as Ruornil's known as, is the Binder of the Five Oaths, oaths that all khinasi wizards must swear, with guarding the locations of the sources seen as a secondary aspect. The elder priest, Jabil min Rilni, often makes the decisions regarding matters of the realm, with many officials and courtiers asking for his opinion before obeying the sultana.